The Individual in Context

In the previous chapter, it was argued that individualism is the necessary consequence of the nominalist interpretation of God’s omnipotence. Since God is omnipotent, he is radically simple. His will therefore cannot be distinguished from his intelligence. This makes God totally, that is, absolutely, free. This freedom gives rise to the radical contingency of the world. In order to understand the beginning of Modernity correctly, it is necessary to clarify the position of Descartes, who is not the only father of Modernity.